First record of a by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella Linnaeus, 1758) in the Galápagos Archipelago - Ecuador

By

Carrera, Martín
Trujillo, José
Brandt, Margarita

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-08-21

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

7

Pages

1--7

Subjects

first record , Galapagos archipelago , Velella velella

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e35303
eLocator: e35303

 

Abstract

We present the first official record of the by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella) for Ecuador. Twelve individuals were found along different beaches of San Cristóbal and Santa Cruz Islands in Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador. These sightings may be influenced by El Niño Southern Oscillation events.